Includes bibliographical references (p. [575]-625) and index

Part I: Cartoon acting : Beginnings, 1911-1930, "flip book": rubber-hose animation -- Disney, 1930-1933 -- Disney, 1933-1936 -- Disney's rivals, 1928-1937 -- Disney, 1936-1938 -- Disney, 1938-1941, "flip book": stretch and squash -- Declines and falls, 1937-1942 -- Part II: Cartoon reality : Warner Bros., 1933-1940 -- The Disney diaspora, 1942-1950 -- MGM, 1939-1952 -- Warner Bros., 1941-1945, "flip book": smear animation -- Warner Bros., 1945-1953 -- UPA, 1944-1952 -- The iris closes, 1952-1966

An authoritative account of the "golden age" of Hollywood studio cartoons during the 1930s, 1940s, & 1950s, with a steady focus on the Walt Disney studio, as well as Warner Bros. & MGM. Take a guided tour of American animation in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s and meet the legendary artists and entrepreneurs who created Bugs Bunny, Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, and many other cartoon favorites. 50 halftones

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